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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 361596" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>It's calmed down to the point that it's tolerable as I long as I stay on pain medications, and I've been able to push them back to every 6 hours instead of 4.</p><p></p><p>This will be root canal #6. I still have a temp crown on the last one - haven't gotten the permanent crown on it yet.</p><p></p><p>This tooth has been an issue for years. I had a crown on it because it had a hairline fracture. It started hurting and I had gotten decay under the crown. So, they removed the crown and did a filling, and put a temp crown on. The filling was close to the nerve, but not at the nerve. I should know by now that for me, that means root canal. But, I was only partially numb for the filling (I have a really hard time getting numb) and a root canal is expensive...and I was already replacing a crown. </p><p></p><p>I've had the temp on this tooth for a while - couple months I think - because we were waiting to see if it would calm down. Since I have inflammatory conditions, and since I can't take NSAID's (normally - I'm not supposed to), it takes a while for things to calm down on me. I was careful not to chew on that side and all that. After a couple of weeks, it seemed to calm down. Then I got a cleaning 2 weeks ago and it stirred things up. By the next day I knew it was going to be a root canal. But, it didn't hurt as long as I didn't chew on that side. I was trying to wait because I just had one done. They're not cheap. The tooth had other ideas, and 2AM Thursday morning this started.</p><p></p><p>I was going to get a root canal Friday morning, but there was no way I was going to get numb. Plus, I hadn't slept and had been on narcotics around the clock. There was no way I was driving. So, I wanted to give the antibiotics time to work and rescheduled for Tuesday. But, my dentist is not going to be able to get me numb. So, I'm going to an endodontist. She's done 3 of my root canals because my dentist couldn't get me numb.</p><p></p><p>Witz, ice helps but it's a vicious cycle. Ice helps as long as it's on, but it also sets off the nerve. So, as soon as you remove the ice, the pain grows - all the way up to my eye (it's an upper tooth), and into my ear. I was doing ice and keep cold water in my mouth, until I realized that I was making it worse. As long as those things were applied, it helped. But the second I removed them, it was unbearable cause the ice is setting off the nerve. </p><p></p><p>Mama - thanks for the tips. I will try them. I have enough money in my mouth to buy a new car.</p><p></p><p>I also realized tonight that with all of this, I've forgotten my daily medications for 4 days. So, I'm also really spacey. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/whiteflag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whiteflag:" title="whiteflag :whiteflag:" data-shortname=":whiteflag:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 361596, member: 7083"] It's calmed down to the point that it's tolerable as I long as I stay on pain medications, and I've been able to push them back to every 6 hours instead of 4. This will be root canal #6. I still have a temp crown on the last one - haven't gotten the permanent crown on it yet. This tooth has been an issue for years. I had a crown on it because it had a hairline fracture. It started hurting and I had gotten decay under the crown. So, they removed the crown and did a filling, and put a temp crown on. The filling was close to the nerve, but not at the nerve. I should know by now that for me, that means root canal. But, I was only partially numb for the filling (I have a really hard time getting numb) and a root canal is expensive...and I was already replacing a crown. I've had the temp on this tooth for a while - couple months I think - because we were waiting to see if it would calm down. Since I have inflammatory conditions, and since I can't take NSAID's (normally - I'm not supposed to), it takes a while for things to calm down on me. I was careful not to chew on that side and all that. After a couple of weeks, it seemed to calm down. Then I got a cleaning 2 weeks ago and it stirred things up. By the next day I knew it was going to be a root canal. But, it didn't hurt as long as I didn't chew on that side. I was trying to wait because I just had one done. They're not cheap. The tooth had other ideas, and 2AM Thursday morning this started. I was going to get a root canal Friday morning, but there was no way I was going to get numb. Plus, I hadn't slept and had been on narcotics around the clock. There was no way I was driving. So, I wanted to give the antibiotics time to work and rescheduled for Tuesday. But, my dentist is not going to be able to get me numb. So, I'm going to an endodontist. She's done 3 of my root canals because my dentist couldn't get me numb. Witz, ice helps but it's a vicious cycle. Ice helps as long as it's on, but it also sets off the nerve. So, as soon as you remove the ice, the pain grows - all the way up to my eye (it's an upper tooth), and into my ear. I was doing ice and keep cold water in my mouth, until I realized that I was making it worse. As long as those things were applied, it helped. But the second I removed them, it was unbearable cause the ice is setting off the nerve. Mama - thanks for the tips. I will try them. I have enough money in my mouth to buy a new car. I also realized tonight that with all of this, I've forgotten my daily medications for 4 days. So, I'm also really spacey. :whiteflag: [/QUOTE]
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